WA man charged after stripping and assaulting crew on flight to Melbourne The Australian (Robin K). Are we going to have to add “WA man” to “Florida man”?
Sex and Alcohol in Antiquity: A Look at Medieval Pleasure Open Culture (Micael T)
Kansas biologists find ‘extremely rare’ threatened species in hungry frog’s mouth KSNT (Robin K)
‘Cocaine sharks’ found in waters near Brazil Science (Robin K)
164 whales and dolphins hailed by DOC in year Waikato Times (Robin K)
Science reveals ‘world’s most beautiful woman’ Otango Times (Robin K). You won’t be able to from the picture. The makeup is harsh and extreme, and you look like you’ve had your cheeks filled.
🚨Update: Biscuit pit in Yellowstone National Park just had a big blast! Is the Yellowstone Caldera about to erupt!?!
pic.twitter.com/SLuWZEVAPC– US Civil Defense News (@CaptCoronado) July 23, 2024
Researchers discover battery-free technology that gets power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-power devices Tom’s Hardware (Micael T). Health medicine experts will point out the fact that too much energy is bad for health. It may be bad for bees.
#Covid 19
Infection Control, Emergency Management, Safety, and General Considerations ICEMSG. Paul R chimes in: “This is an open letter to hospital and clinical administrators, and any healthcare organization. Feel free to share more, especially for any moderators you may know.”
Covid-19 is an unwelcome player at the Paris Olympic Games CNN. Paul R: “Good job.”
Climate/Environment
Ice Belt to Sun Belt Migration: End of an Era? Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Tasmania offers ‘Eco-Milk’ from seaweed-fed cows Taipei Times (Robin K)
Twisted carbon nanotubes can achieve better energy storage than lithium-ion batteries PhysOrg has developed. Chuck L: “Assuming they are thinking electricity, the engine/generator device would have to charge/discharge the ‘battery.’”
Trees have an added climate benefit thanks to methane-eating bacteria New Scientist (Dr. Kevin)
The Coal King Is Always Omnipotent and Omnipresent. Bloomberg
Climate activists disrupted flights at Frankfurt and Oslo airports on the second day of coordinated “kill oil” protests across Europe and North America Guardian.
China?
US, Japan replace China as destination for students Taipei Times (Robin K)
Why is China hoarding resources? A week
North Korea’s economy bounces back as Russia clamps down on nuclear arms trade South China Morning Post
Africa
US sanctions three, including two based in SA, for Isis expansion in Africa The Citizen (Robin K)
Sudan war: Arms are being sent to the conflict-ridden country despite a UN arms embargo
Lack of leadership Kaieteur News (Robin K)
The breakup of Europe
Europe’s Road to War and Self-Destruction Fabian Scheidler (Micael T)
LNG terminals built in Germany just didn’t help anyone International News (Micael T)
Annalena Baerbock is not only an idiot, but also a cruel and deceitful Anti-Spiegel (Micael T)
Old Blighty
Rising UK mortgage rates have pushed 320,000 seniors into poverty, says Guardian
Thames Water’s debt has been downgraded to junk by credit agency Moody’s with Sky’s successful approval
Gaza
Making Gaza uninhabitable. The Israeli army blew up the water reservoir in Rafah. pic.twitter.com/1JjTjVqnjI
– Nicola Perugini (@PeruginiNic) July 27, 2024
Palestinian Deaths in Gaza Conflict Close to Half a Million Ian Welsh
Gaza’s Orphans London Review of Books (guurst)
ICJ Just Overturned One of Israel’s Key Defenses to the Occupation Haaretz (Dr. Kevin)
Legal Justification of Genocide Jewish Currents (guurst)
Doing the Math: Hebrew University’s Top Mathematicians Leave Israel Haaretz (Dr. Kevin)
Tourism to Israel is in dire straits as 10 percent of hotels face bankruptcy The Cradle
Syracistan
Why Iran’s missiles pose a real problem for Pakistan European Leadership Network
The New Cold War
Russia’s Putin holds Syria’s Assad in Kremlin as tensions flare Middle East South China Morning Post.
Imperial Collapse Watch
The Bretton Woods Moment—and Its Necessary Change for the Carnegie Endowment
Defense firms hope Western governments will continue to increase spending on weapons to fight Russia and China Reuters
Chinese Warships Watched by NATO Arrive at Russia’s Strategic Baltic Hub Newsweek
World War Three is closer than anyone would dare to admit to the Telegraph
US military, seeking strategic advantages, builds bases in northern Australia amid China tensions
Trump
Beware of Trump’s Unfettered Foreign Policy Daniel Larison
Attempted Assassination of Trump
Secret Service Opted Out of Drone Surveillance Before Attempting to Assassinate Trump Senator Sputnik
FBI wrong about assassination attempt, Trump’s doctor says RT
Vance
JD Vance Has Lots of Weird Ideas on Gender Politico (Dr. Kevin)
Kamala
Amazon Disappears Book About Kamala Harris! w/ Caleb Maupin Jimmy Dore, YouTube
Government transparency site pulls page calling Kamala Harris ‘very liberal’ Senator NBC (Paul R)
Who follows Kamala Harris? Herd. UserFriendly: “Another reason not to vote for Kamala. You already have Holder clicked for VP testing.”
Donald Trump and JD Vance Attack Kamala Harris’ Legitimacy Charles Pearce (audio). So this is how the Dems are trying to pretend there isn’t a legitimate problem, by pointing out that the bad R’s are causing the problem?
The FBI raids the home of a former aide to NY Gov. Hochul, reports NBC (BC). Hmm.
Ours is No Longer Free
Why Does The Washington Post Continue To Publish Foreign Material? Practical Steps (Micael T)
The AI
Energy-Efficient AI: New Hardware Can Reduce Computing Power Requirements by 1000x ScienceBlog (Dr. Kevin)
ChatGPT is bullshit Ethics and Information Technology. UserFriendly: “Obviously, they must have read NC.”
Bezzle
CrowdSuck American Prospect. Another must read by Moe Tkacik (Userfriendly)
As Foghorn Leghorn warned “This will cause more confusion than a mouse at a burlesque show. The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that selling a boneless chicken dish is “a style of cooking not a guarantee.”
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) July 27, 2024
Class War
A New Threat to the Chip Industry: Workur Unrest Wall Street Journal
(1/3) RIP OFF: Major health insurers are overcharging taxpayers $140 billion *a year* to run Medicare Advantage plans (more than what the US spent on defense aid to Ukraine by 2022 and three times that the US spent on raising children in 2023.)@joeyrettino @PNHP pic.twitter.com/8dBQLSSS4V
— Wendell Potter (@wendellpotter) July 26, 2024
High CEO pay in major health care systems linked to hospital consolidation, study suggests MedicalXpress (Chuck L). This is the main reason to integrate everywhere. It’s ironic that MedicalXpress is trying to present this as surprising. The CEO of a retail company gets a huge exit bonus. The CEO of the consumer gets a raise because running a large corporation is said to warrant a larger comp package.
Antidote du jour. Daniel G’s goldfish:
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
